Eddie Castro
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| Eddie Castro | ||
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| Occupation: | Jockey | |
| Birthplace: | Los Santos Province, Panama | |
| Birth date: | April 10, 1985 | |
| Career wins: | 1,000+ (ongoing) | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Galaxy Stakes (2004) Spinster Stakes (2005) Maker's Mark Mile Stakes (2006) Sunshine Millions Turf (2006) Gardenia Handicap (2006) Breeders' Cup Mile (2006) Sunshine Millions Distaff (2007) Molly Pitcher Stakes (2007) Just A Game Handicap (2007) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| U.S. Champion Apprentice Jockey (2003) | ||
| Significant Horses | ||
| Miesque's Approval, My Typhoon | ||
Eddie Castro (born April 10, 1985) is a Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up on a produce farm in Panama where he learned to ride saddle horses. Influenced by the accomplishments of other local jockeys, Castro attended the Panamanian jockey school and began riding in races in December of 2002. In just over three months he rode thirty-six winners in Panama then decided to move to the United States where he debuted on April 16, 2003 at Gulfstream Park in Florida. Although his fellow apprentice jockeys had more a three-and-a-half month head start, Castro wrapped up the year as the winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.
On June 4, 2005 at Calder Race Course, Eddie Castro set an American record with nine wins on a single race card and on November 15, 2006 at Churchill Downs won his 1,000th race. That year, he rode Miesque's Approval to victory in the Sunshine Millions Turf and the Breeders' Cup Mile.
